u/mikraas

I have been looking for houses on the south side of Chicago. The ones I am looking at are in very poor shape because I myself am poor. I am hoping to buy a house with a reno 204k loan. I've gotten approved before, I know what it takes, I know how it works, and I know my limits.

There is a house I like. I reached out to the realtor through realtor.com and I got nothing. I emailed them directly, nothing.

I know they aren't going to make a huge commission on me. I'm not an investor or a flipper. I want to buy an old house and bring it back to life. I want to live in it.

So. Are there any realtors out there who are willing to help me out?

Is anyone here planning on seeing this concert on Nov 7?

I live in Chicago and it's going to cost around $800 for me to go, including stay, flight, car, concert tickets. Not including food or gas.

This will be my second time for Moby and my fifth time for Underworld.

I need someone to help me make some poor decisions. How much have money you dropped to see Underworld?

Anyone going to the ARC show tomorrow night in Union Park in Chicago? I don't have tickets, but I'm thinking of just going down there to hear them them play. ❤️

How long do you guys let yourself feel like shit before going to the doc to get treatment?

Also, have any of you actually gotten your issues cultured to know exactly what's going on in there? I'm tired of just always getting random antibiotics that don't seem to do anything.

I cried at something cute on Instagram last weekend. The pressure and exhaustion started on Tuesday. I didn't put the two together until this morning, when I dragged my ass out of bed and had so much pressure below my eyes and behind my nose it was making me dizzy.

I also had taken a three hour nap on Tuesday and pretty much slept all day yesterday. Now I'm at work, staring at my computer screen, just wanting to die. I'm on Mucinex, ibuprofen, and I used my nasal rinse this morning. I can barely function.

I've been to three ENTs and had countless appointments to my GP. They usually just give me antibiotics and send me on my way.

I don't have snot or drainage. Just pressure. And my eyes feel swollen.

I've had to cancel my plans this weekend because I just can't imagine I'll have the energy to walk around all day at the Woodward Dream Cruise. 😭

This sucks.

As I am experiencing more issues as I get older, and more bathrooms are locked behind codes that would cause an accident if I stopped and asked, is there a website or a Google sheet that has bathroom codes on it?

For instance, Pedestrian Coffee on Belmont has a bathroom code of 7979. 😁

Good morning, y'all.

Drove my scoot to work today. Let it warm up, took off. About 5 minutes into my ride, it started feeling weird, bogging down and not accelerating. Then it just stalled out. I was able to get it running again, but it would stall out every 5-10 minutes. I smelled gas, so I knew something was going on.

Here's what's been done to this scooter in the last month:

• tune up (i honestly don't know all of what they did)
• new battery
• new spark plug housing (i don't know about the spark plug.)
• new electric wiring for the turn signals

Yes, i had gas.

I ran out of gas completely on July 2. Then it wouldn't start at all. The mechanic said it was the spark plug, that the housing had come loose and wasn't working properly. I got it back July 9. Rode it the 10th and 12th. Today, it decided to be a jerk.

So, carb? Fuel filter? Check the spark plug again?

I don't know what happened between yesterday and today that would cause it to do this.

Good afternoon, my people.

I have a 2009 Buddy 125cc. I bought it in April.

I got a tune up right after I bought it. Rode it with no problems for two months.

On June 21, I rode it about 2 miles. Turned it off for an hour. Got back and it was dead. Like dead as a doornail. Like not a peep, not a movement, not a sound.

I bought a new battery, thinking it was that. But the main fuse was blown. Replaced the fuse. Bike started up, I got home.

It was dead again the next day. Replaced the fuse. Started it back up. Drove it more that week. Took it to work, about 11 miles. Took it out at lunch. Turned it off, tried to restart it, dead. Replaced the fuse AGAIN, wrote it back to work. It started up after work and I took it to the mechanic.

They replaced the fuse and the housing. Went from a glass fuse to a flat plastic fuse. They took it out for a test drive. Nothing bad happened. I took it home, rode it that night, took it to work this morning. No problems.

It died WHILE I WAS RIDING IT this morning. To be fair, I was on empty, but when I went to put the hazards on, nothing happened. Turn signals, horn, light... all dead. So gas or power?

I replaced the fuse AGAIN. Turned the key to see if it was getting power, but didn't try to start it because I thought I was out of gas.

Got gas. Filled it up. Tried to start it. Ignition fires but won't turn over.

It's a new battery. New fuse. I can't seem to kick start it because I can't get the OOOMPH to get it to fire.

I know I need to get the wiring replaced, but why TF is it not starting now??

I rode my scooter to Montrose Harbor this morning to watch the sunrise. 30 minutes later, I went back and it wouldn't start.

I am not mechanically inclined. I checked the cable that comes out from the starter. I couldn't check the battery because I didn't have a Philips to open the compartment.

Now my Buddy 125 is at Montrose Harbor with a dead battery.

I have a battery jumper for my car. I also have a Schumacher battery charger given to me by the previous owners. But what I'm reading is that it takes 12-24 hours for a battery to charge??

It also does help that it's Sunday and it's going to rain all day starting at 10.

I have AAA. Can they help a dead scooter?

Can someone help me out?

Is anyone planning on posting up anywhere in particular for tomorrow's storm in central Illinois?

I'm in Chicago and planning on heading down to Peoria in the morning to see what happens in the afternoon.